Wensleydale Railway Rail Link Photos

Wensleydale Railway - Photo Archive

November 2015

Photographs

This month we have:-
1. Joem at Harmby and Crakehall
2. Hawes Station Weighhouse Hut
3. Pictures from the special Halloween Train
4. The Infrastructure Group Working, west from Primrose crossing at the end of October
5. The Direct Works Team installing a gate at the entrance to the platform at Leeming Bar
6. The Direct Works Team building a platform extension ramp at Scruton
7. The Rolling Stock Group working on the Mk 1 coaches
8. The Infrastructure Group improving drainage at Akebar in late October / early November
9. The Infrastructure Group replacing Crakehall Crossing during November

Photo - Michael Metcalfe
Locomotive 69023 'Joem' hauling a train near Harmby on 22 November (22/11/2015)
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Photo - Michael Metcalfe
Locomotive 69023 'Joem' hauling a train near Harmby on 22 November (22/11/2015)
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Photo - Ruth Annison
Hawes Station Weighhouse Hut, venue for several WR Open Days this year masterminded by Richard Ross and John Snow, both of Hawes (--/11/2015)
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Photo - Janine Hicks
On 31st October we ran a special Halloween train. Jessica Hicks seen enjoying the experience (31/10/2015)
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Photo - Janine Hicks
On 31st October we ran a special Halloween train. Jessica Hicks seen enjoying the experience (31/10/2015)
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Photo - Janine Hicks
On 31st October we ran a special Halloween train. Jessica Hicks seen enjoying the experience (31/10/2015)
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Photo - Mike Brittlebank
The Infrastructure Group, working west away from Primrose crossing replaced 20 sleepers. Also collapsed a few rabbit holes (15/10/2015)
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Photo - Mike Brittlebank
The line west away from Primrose crossing where the Infrastructure Group have replaced some sleepers (31/10/2015)
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Photo - John Tong
The Direct Works Team installing a gate at the entrance to the platform at Leeming Bar (04/11/2015)
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Photo - John Tong
The Direct Works Team installing a gate at the entrance to the platform at Leeming Bar (04/11/2015)
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Photo - John Tong
The Direct Works Team installing a gate at the entrance to the platform at Leeming Bar (04/11/2015)
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Photo - John Tong
The completed gate at the entrance to the platform at Leeming Bar, looking from the yard (04/11/2015)
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Photo - John Tong
The completed gate at the entrance to the platform at Leeming Bar, looking from the platform (04/11/2015)
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Photo - John Tong
The Direct Works Team building a platform extension ramp at Scruton to suit a future standard height platform (04/11/2015)
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Photo - David Dalton
The Direct Works Team building a platform extension ramp at Scruton to suit a future standard height platform (04/11/2015)
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Photo - John Tong
The Direct Works Team building a platform extension ramp at Scruton to suit a future standard height platform (04/11/2015)
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Photo - John Tong
The Direct Works Team building a platform extension ramp at Scruton to suit a future standard height platform (04/11/2015)
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Photo - John Tong
The Direct Works Team building a platform extension ramp at Scruton to suit a future standard height platform (04/11/2015)
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Photo - David Dalton
Bill Coxall using the Direct Works Team's new wheelbarrow (04/11/2015)
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Photo - John Tong
The Direct Works Team also cleared the area beyond the storage container, so that the container can be moved to make room for the platform extension (04/11/2015)
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Photo - John Tong
The Direct Works Team also cleared the area beyond the storage container, so that the container can be moved to make room for the platform extension (04/11/2015)
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Photo - John Tong
The Direct Works Team visited Wirksworth Station on the Ecclesbourne Valley Railway, to see if a similar wooden platform could be built at Scruton (11/11/2015)
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Photo - Peter Collins
Mark 1 BSK (Brake Second Corridor coach) ceiling before the Rolling Stock Group started work (19/12/2014)
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Photo - Peter Collins
New Ceiling in Luggage area of Mark 1 BSK (Brake Second Corridor coach) (29/10/2015)
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Photo - Peter Collins
Finishing the internal door for the BSK (Brake Second Corridor coach) Guards' room (25/11/2015)
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Photo - Peter Collins
New wall panels being cut for Mark 1 SK (Second Corridor coach) (24/11/2015)
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Photo - Jim Wareing
Gravel from works train at Akebar (15/10/2015)
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Photo - Jim Wareing
First pipes being installed on south side of Akebar embankment (29/10/2015)
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Photo - Jim Wareing
Drainage pipe being installed on north side of Akebar embankment (29/10/2015)
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Photo - Michael Metcalfe
View of digger on South side of embankment digging a drainage ditch in which twin pipes would be placed within geotextile membrane and gravel down towards the beck/culvert (04/11/2015)
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Photo - Michael Metcalfe
View of digger on South side of the Akebar embankment digging a drainage ditch in which twin pipes would be placed within geotextile membrane and gravel down towards the beck/culvert (04/11/2015)
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Photo - Michael Metcalfe
37674 bringing a load of gravel to the Akebar site (04/11/2015)
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Photo - Michael Metcalfe
Gravel being unloaded at Akebar from rail wagons (04/11/2015)
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Photo - Michael Metcalfe
Gravel being unloaded at Akebar from rail wagons (04/11/2015)
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Photo - Michael Metcalfe
The North side pipe outlet previously installed from the Akebar embankment with suitable boundary wall – very little water flowing out on (04/11/2015)
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Photo - Michael Metcalfe
The drainage U tubes before clearance (04/11/2015)
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Photo - Michael Metcalfe
The drainage U tubes after clearance (06/11/2015)
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Photo - Michael Metcalfe
A digger in a puddle attempting to locate a pipe.! (06/11/2015)
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Photo - Michael Metcalfe
A section of open ditching taking being dug (06/11/2015)
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Photo - John Thompson
Replacing some sleepers west of Crakehall crossing (07/11/2015)
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Photo - Michael Metcalfe
View of replaced track during recent crossing renewal at Crakehall (14/11/2015)
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Photo - John Thompson
The Tamper at Crakehall (15/11/2015)
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Photo - John Thompson
Tamping at Crakehall (15/11/2015)
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Photo - John Thompson
Tamping at Crakehall (18/11/2015)
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Photo - John Thompson
Work in progress at Crakehall- road surface still needs to be replaced (18/11/2015)
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Photo - John Thompson
Joem at Crakehall (21/11/2015)
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